Alex Gambal Clos Vougeot Grand Cru - 2005 (750ml) Size:750ml Wine Advocate - 90

Wine Advocate - 90

I have had the wine a half-dozen or more times

loamy soil and earthy minerality intermixed with some background smoke

it has the structure and complexity to merit extended cellaring of a decade and more

good acidity

Alex Gambal Clos Vougeot Grand Cru - 2005 (750ml) Size:750ml Wine Advocate - 90Three of five barrels of Gambals 2005 Clos Vougeot are from a parcel high up and against the wall of the Clos and Grands Echezeaux (and three of five are new, too). Roasted meat and blackberry aromas lead into a bright, slightly tart, undeniably concentrated mouthful of black fruits backed by persistent, charred meatiness, alkaline mineral notes, and a chewy load of tannins. There is no doubt of this wines impressive depth and density, and probably a